Classroom Procedure Ideas This website has ideas of how to enter the classroom, walk in the hall, how to get students' attention, etc.
Classroom Helpers:
Helpers are used in the classroom to take care of housekeeping things. Students love this; it gives them responsibility and amkes them feel important. Different helpers are chosen each week. This can be incorporated into a classroom theme.
For example, in a classroom with a space theme, the bulletin board can be titled "Far Out Helpers"
Helpers include:
-Line leader
-Door holder
-Messengers (2)
-Caboose
-Classroom helpers (2):
- sharpen pencils
- clean desks
- pick up trash off floor
(Idea taken from Mrs. Woody's 1st grade classroom).
Sharpen pencils in the morning before 8:00 and not during the announcements.
When you need to use the restroom get up quietly and go, Be sure to wash your hands.
Turn in Friday Folders every Monday.
Place finished work in the turn in folder. This includes homework.
If you complete an assignment early get out a book and read quietly, study your spelling words or finish work from earlier in the day.
Beginning the Class
Students will enter the room quietly and begin morning work at their desks.
Students are to unpack book bags, put their agendas in their desks, and turn in any books or homework assignments.
Students will pick up their assignment from the teacher when they enter the classroom for morning work.
When the teacher rings the bell students will stop talking and listen.
If a student shows up tardy to class, he or she is to quietly unpack, then come see the teacher.
Managing the Classroom
Students may leave their seats if they have been given instructions or permission to do so.
Students will sign out on a sheet hanging by the door saying where and when they are going somewhere.
Students will sit quietly and raise their hand if they have a question for the teacher.
Students will raise their hands and wait to be called on.
Each table group will have a team captain. The captain will be in charge of getting any materials necessary for the group.
Pencils will be sharpened at the end of each day by a helper selected by the teacher.
Cooperative groups will be listed on the wall. When told to do so, students will quietly walk to their assigned group.
Students are not to talk while the teacher is talking. A low whisper is acceptable during centers or group work.
Paper work
Students will turn work in to the basket labeled with the correct subject on it.
Students will turn make-up work in to the teacher during morning work.
A helper will be assigned each day to help hand out papers.
Quizzes and tests will be made up during centers the first day the student comes back to class.
Late assignments will be 5 points off for each day they are late. If a student is absent and it is excused, no points will be taken off.
Dismissal from class or school
To be dismissed from class, students must have their area cleaned up and be quietly sitting at their desks. To be dismissed from school, students must be packed up, have chairs stacked, and be sitting on the rug.
Dismissal can take place when students are packed up and sitting quietly.
Students will line up in alphabetical order when there is an emergency, so that a missing student can easily be noticed. In any emergency, students are to be silent and wait for teacher directions.
Students are to go to after school program if they stay after school.
Course Work
Students will write all assignments for the week in their agendas on Monday mornings. The teacher will let them know what they are before they have to write them down.
At the start of the school year the teacher will inform students of the grading scale and what they have to do to pass an assignment.
Teachers must
Teachers will review procedures for the classroom every day for the first week of school. Procedures will then be posted on the wall for students to see.
Teachers will review procedures with the whole class.
Teachers will post procedures for the classroom on a designated bulletin board.
Teachers will have a brief review before each lesson about procedures for work and where to turn it in when finished.
This website has ideas of how to enter the classroom, walk in the hall, how to get students' attention, etc.
Classroom Helpers:
Helpers are used in the classroom to take care of housekeeping things. Students love this; it gives them responsibility and amkes them feel important. Different helpers are chosen each week. This can be incorporated into a classroom theme.
For example, in a classroom with a space theme, the bulletin board can be titled "Far Out Helpers"
Helpers include:
-Line leader
-Door holder
-Messengers (2)
-Caboose
-Classroom helpers (2):
- sharpen pencils
- clean desks
- pick up trash off floor
(Idea taken from Mrs. Woody's 1st grade classroom).
Sharpen pencils in the morning before 8:00 and not during the announcements.
When you need to use the restroom get up quietly and go, Be sure to wash your hands.
Turn in Friday Folders every Monday.
Place finished work in the turn in folder. This includes homework.
If you complete an assignment early get out a book and read quietly, study your spelling words or finish work from earlier in the day.
Beginning the Class
- Students will enter the room quietly and begin morning work at their desks.
- Students are to unpack book bags, put their agendas in their desks, and turn in any books or homework assignments.
- Students will pick up their assignment from the teacher when they enter the classroom for morning work.
- When the teacher rings the bell students will stop talking and listen.
- If a student shows up tardy to class, he or she is to quietly unpack, then come see the teacher.
Managing the Classroom- Students may leave their seats if they have been given instructions or permission to do so.
- Students will sign out on a sheet hanging by the door saying where and when they are going somewhere.
- Students will sit quietly and raise their hand if they have a question for the teacher.
- Students will raise their hands and wait to be called on.
- Each table group will have a team captain. The captain will be in charge of getting any materials necessary for the group.
- Pencils will be sharpened at the end of each day by a helper selected by the teacher.
- Cooperative groups will be listed on the wall. When told to do so, students will quietly walk to their assigned group.
- Students are not to talk while the teacher is talking. A low whisper is acceptable during centers or group work.
Paper work- Students will turn work in to the basket labeled with the correct subject on it.
- Students will turn make-up work in to the teacher during morning work.
- A helper will be assigned each day to help hand out papers.
- Quizzes and tests will be made up during centers the first day the student comes back to class.
- Late assignments will be 5 points off for each day they are late. If a student is absent and it is excused, no points will be taken off.
Dismissal from class or school- To be dismissed from class, students must have their area cleaned up and be quietly sitting at their desks. To be dismissed from school, students must be packed up, have chairs stacked, and be sitting on the rug.
- Dismissal can take place when students are packed up and sitting quietly.
- Students will line up in alphabetical order when there is an emergency, so that a missing student can easily be noticed. In any emergency, students are to be silent and wait for teacher directions.
- Students are to go to after school program if they stay after school.
Course Work- Students will write all assignments for the week in their agendas on Monday mornings. The teacher will let them know what they are before they have to write them down.
- At the start of the school year the teacher will inform students of the grading scale and what they have to do to pass an assignment.
Teachers must